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Brainlab Elements Guide XT, Guide 3.0

K213930510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 19, 2022124-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.5855

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Brainlab AG · QQC Brain Stimulation Programming Planning Software.

Cleared on Apr 19, 2022 as substantially equivalent to DEN210003 (Medtronic Neuromodulation, 2021) after a 124-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2021.

Decided
Apr 19, 2022
Review
124 days
Class
Class II
Product code
QQC
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to DEN210003 (2021). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

DEN210003 · SureTune4 Software · Medtronic Neuromodulation · 20210
  1. Root · 1 generation backDEN210003 SureTune4 SoftwareMedtronic Neuromodulation · 2021
  2. This deviceK213930 Brainlab Elements Guide XT, Guide 3.0Brainlab AG · 2022
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1DEN210003SureTune4 SoftwareMedtronic Neuromodulation2021—
0 (this device)K213930Brainlab Elements Guide XT, Guide 3.0Brainlab AG2022—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K213930, 2021–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*DEN210003SureTune4 Software
Summary page 4
…882.5855 Regulatory Class II Panel Neurology Predicate Devices Predicate device: SureTune4 Software (DEN210003) Contact Information Primary Contact…
Medtronic Neuromodulation2021—

Also cleared against DEN210003: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate DEN210003.

How does its category compare?

All QQC devices

QQC Brain Stimulation Programming Planning Software.: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2022, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · QQC

1in 2025

2021: 12022: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QQC

Too few QQC 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · QQC

No recall names QQC since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QQC

No MAUDE report names QQC since 2007.

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What is it indicated for?

Brainlab Elements Guide XT provides functionality to assist medical professionals in planning the programming of stimulation for patients receiving approved Boston Scientific deep brain stimulation (DBS) devices.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K213930: Brainlab Elements Guide XT, Guide 3.0.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K213930

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026